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River Road Reorganizes a Ranch Home for Easy Flow and Southern Light

FeaturedRiver Road Reorganizes a Ranch Home for Easy Flow and Southern Light

River Road is a house in Austin, United States, by Furman + Keil Architects. The commission rethinks a remodeled 1954 ranch, restoring order with a clear plan and daylight. Across two levels, the team keeps much of the structure intact and threads new rooms with a warm material palette, shaping contemporary places for daily living and relaxed gatherings with friends.

Maison TO Anchors a Mountain-to-Sea Retreat with Local Stone in Corsica

Maison TO Anchors a Mountain-to-Sea Retreat with Local Stone in Corsica

Maison TO sits in Sari-Solenzara, France, within the small hamlet of Togna between the sea and the mountains. Designed by Isabelle Berthet Bondet, the house draws on the rugged typology of traditional sheepfolds while leaning into a contemporary stance. Broad timber decks, local stone walls, and a suspended pool pull the landscape into daily life and push living outdoors for much of the year.

Casa Gálvez by Christian Mauricio Villanueva Gálvez

Casa Gálvez by Christian Mauricio Villanueva Gálvez

Casa Gálvez sits in León, Mexico, where residential blocks meet light industry and a surprising band of trees. Designed by Christian Mauricio Villanueva Gálvez, the house turns toward that green edge with measured restraint and a clear sequence. A compact tower for private rooms pairs with a generous social core, each reading the site’s breezes and sun to keep interiors calm without fuss.

Residence in Curitiba Reframes Family Living With Sunlit Floors Inside

Residence in Curitiba Reframes Family Living With Sunlit Floors Inside

Residence in Curitiba anchors a generous family house in Curitiba, Brazil, where Caroline Andrusko Arquitetos guided both architecture and interiors. The commission centers on connection and well-being for a couple and three children, translating daily routines into rooms that flow between indoors and out. Clean lines and open volumes set the tone. A multi-level plan, broad glazing, and warm natural materials support lively gatherings, quiet work, and restorative downtime across the home.

Dione House by Studio Andre Lenza

Dione House by Studio Andre Lenza

Dione House lands in Goiânia as a family house by Studio Andre Lenza, planned for open-air days and quick closings when needed. The project organizes daily life around a backyard and pool, balancing privacy from the street with full connection to the garden. Across two levels, the plan favors movement, light, and easy oversight for parents with three children.

Naxxar House Within Malta’s Walls: A Screened Home in Light

Naxxar House Within Malta’s Walls: A Screened Home in Light

Naxxar House sits in Naxxar, Malta, where AP Valletta recasts an 18th-century palazzino as a contemporary house. The architects add a sculpted stone screen to guard privacy from a new apartment block while opening the interiors to gardens. Completed as a 2023 reworking, the project folds local craft, reclaimed materials, and measured light into a lived-in domestic setting. It feels grounded and quietly sure of itself.

Unstack House by FreelandBuck

Unstack House by FreelandBuck

Unstack House is a new house by FreelandBuck in Los Angeles, California, United States, set on a steep hillside in the city’s northeast. The residence arranges a loose stack of rotated volumes to pull landscape between rooms and frame long views toward the mountains. Public rooms flow through overlaps, while private areas anchor the sequence at both ends.

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